Understand current frameworks in relation to play and learning
In this tutorial you will learn:
- About current frameworks in relation to play and learning.
Table of Contents
- Tutorial Video
- Reading Materials
- ‘Statutory framework for the early years foundation stage: Setting the standards for learning, development and care for children from birth to five’ from the Department for Education
- ‘Development Matters’ from the Department for Education
- ‘Characteristics of Effective Learning in the Early Years’ on the Chatta website
- ‘Summary of general comment #17’ on the IPA website
- ‘Learning through play in the early years’ from the CCEA
- Presentation
- Good Practice Example
- Good Practice Example
- Interactive Quiz
- Evidence Opportunities
- Extended Learning
- Click to read this section of Scotland’s ‘The Early Years Framework’ which covers ‘Improving outcomes and children’s quality of life through play’.
- This link takes you to the ‘Curriculum guidance for pre-school education’ from the Department of Education in Northern Ireland that states ‘pre-school staff should provide children with a rich variety of challenging play activities and other experiences in a stimulating environment.’
- UNICEF has partnered with The Lego Foundation to produce this document ‘Learning through play: Strengthening learning through play in early childhood education programmes’. Are there any aspects of this brief that you see reflected in the Early Years Foundation Stage Statutory Framework and, if so, where?
- Think And Challenge
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